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Old 16th Apr 2019, 15:11
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Timelord
 
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So, all we have been talking about is ricochet damage. Would it be theoretically possible, or has it ever happened, that you meet your own bullets in the air? You fire your gun and the rounds have your velocity plus muzzle velocity but they are slowing down and dropping. If the firing aircraft dives and accelerates would it be possible, if extremely unlucky, to get back together with your own rounds?
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